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John B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir fait OR Aprés que

If I want to say ‘after I did something’ when do I use the construction ‘après avoir + past participle’ and when do I use ‘après que + indicative tense’

Or, could I use either?

The question in the test was: ‘you went to the cinema after studying for your exam’

I used ‘après que tu as révisé pour ton examen’ and it was marked wrong. The correct answer being ‘après avoir révisé pour ton examen’

Asked 6 years ago

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nanseka c.A1KwizIQ community member

Ce and cet

Am still confused on how to use ce and cet pliz its still a problem am still left out

Asked 6 years ago

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D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

when we should use j'ai instead of je suis and examples please.

when we should use j'ai instead of je suis and examples .Please explain

Asked 6 years ago

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Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Temp vs foisBoth mean time. Are their rules as to when to use each?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stéphane R.C1KwizIQ community member

Pronunciation of hais and hait

Isn’t the pronunciation rather è than é, since ai says è, such as in j’ai and j’aime.

Asked 5 years ago

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Michael D.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Un example: ce qui vs. quiIl a gagné la course, ce qui est impressionnant.He won the race, which is amazing.

Il a gagné la course, qui est impressionnante.He won the amazing race.

Dans le deuxième, c'est la course qui est impressionnante. C'était la course qui était impressionnants, pas qu'il l'a gagné.

Est-ce-que correct, ce logique ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Maria G.A1KwizIQ community member

Use of CE and CesIn reference to the last sentence, why CE and not CES... Ce sont des vacances très relaxantes.

Asked 5 years ago

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Lorie R.C1KwizIQ community member

Nous étions tous chocolat

Nous étions tous chocolat

Is this an idiomatic expression? It's not clear to me what this means. It seems that Julien forgot to buy the chocolate eggs, so does this expression mean that they had no chocolate? I've looked it up in dictionaries and online translators, but nothing comes up!

Asked 5 years ago

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Take / Bring and Amener Emmener

You'll take your cousin to the party is gives as 'Tu ameneras ta cousine a la fete'. In all the dictionaries I have consulted, Amener means 'to bring', Emmener means 'to take'. In English these are two quite distinct actions. 'To take' implies that the taker and the taken are both at Point A and are going to Point B. To bring implies that the person being brought is at Point A, and the person speaking is at Point B. Duolingo never got the hang of this. You' ll take your cousin to the party should be 'Tu emmeneras ta cousine a la fete'. Or are amener and emmener synonymous?

Asked 5 years ago

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